Mark Rendon

Mark Rendon is the Green Party candidate for California State Assembly District 14 in the November 3, 2026 general election, facing incumbent Buffy Wicks (D).[1] He is an educator who, according to his Ballotpedia survey answers, taught music in the Oakland Unified School District for 29 years.[2]

Mark Rendon earned a bachelor's degree from the Manhattan School of Music in 1984 and a graduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1990.[1] In a 2026 Ballotpedia survey, he said he was born in Sacramento, grew up in Washington, DC, and received a master's in education administration at UC Berkeley.[2] He said he was a music teacher in the Oakland Unified School District for 29 years and served in the Oakland Education Association as a site representative, executive board member, treasurer, secretary and representative to the California Teachers Association State Council.[2] Rendon said he has been a member of the Green Party since the early 1990s.[2]

Rendon advanced from the June 2, 2026 top-two primary for Assembly District 14.[1] In the survey, he listed his key campaign messages as CalCare (Medicare for All), ending the housing crisis through social housing, and a public bank.[2]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.